| Pre-War Glory: World Throops To New Vienna Opera | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1610 |
| Catalog #: | 353721 | |
| Clip Number: | 353721-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 028-724-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:41:43 - 00:42:51 | |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Audience ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Opera ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Orchestra LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Austria, Vienna | |
| Description: | Audio is low on screener In a setting of imperial splendor, the rebuilt Vienna state opera reopens, rebuilt from the gutted shell left at war's end. The occasion marks the true liberation from 17 years of occupation for Austria, and for this glorious celebration, thousands of notables and celebrities from every civilized nation in the world are on hand. It's the rebirth of the Vienna of Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss, Establishing Shot - Evening shot of the Vienna Opera House. MCUS - Limo pulls up with a lady in evening apparel sitting in the back seat. CUS - A huge crystal chandelier made of fine Austrian crystal. MCUIS - Gentlemen dressed in their tuxedos and ladies in their evening gowns slowly make their way up the stairs. CUS - John Foster Dulles dressed in a tuxedo. CUS - Ambassador Clara Booth Loose. CUS - Henry Ford II. MCUS - Camera panning the Opera House showing off it's restoration. CUS - Audience applauding. MLS - Members of the Opera Cast on stage taking a bow. MLS - Audience applauding. | |
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